2002-05-12 One thing we missed when bringing up the bible and measurements. There is one passage in there, somewhere in the old Testament, where God commands the Israelites to have an honest set of weights and measures. If I remember correctly, the examples given were those in use in by the Israelites at that time. But, I doubt it really matters what system is used, as long as it is honest.
Any "system" that has variations in it, as FFU certainly does, can not be considered honest. Any system that is in a state of confusion by its very nature can not be considered honest. If one wants to argue from the Bible, I'm sure we can find many passages that can be used to condemn FFU and none really to condemn SI. I'm sure Cousteau used FFU in his films because they were sponsored and pay for by American interests. For sure he was told to. And it is for that reason he used English and not French. I'm sure if Cousteau had a real choice, he would have used metric. And maybe the same for Maparama. Maparama may use a European server and may present itself as European, but it may be American in disguise. A wolf in sheep's clothing. Things aren't always as they seem. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-05-11 09:02 Subject: [USMA:20007] Re: Some of you might find this interesting > The authors of the 18th century's pre-revolutionary Encyclopedie (Diderot > cs) also covered weights and measures and they did not know how things would > develop in the future. They hoped for unification. But I saw some tables of > length and weight in the Encyclopedie and they used British units as > standard. This was understandable and justified as British units in the > pre-metric era were the closest approach to a standardized system. Don't let > the BWMA know that! They will use what was justified then as propaganda for > today's issues. And the Cousteau's who speak ifp in heavily accented English > in their films - I saw one of their films recently for a time, then I > switched off with disgust - and the idiots from Maporama can not derive any > justification for their lunacy from the choice the Encyclopedists made. The > latter were right, the former are bootlickers without a shred of self > respect in their bodies, the fifth column. > What do NLG and Cousteau's films also have in common? The NLG magazine and > Cousteau's films are beautiful. However, I have been seeing more metric > programs on NLG television for some time. > > Han > Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:38 AM > Subject: [USMA:19993] Re: Some of you might find this interesting > > > > 2002-05-09 > > > > As wonderful as this seems to us as a good reason to adopt SI, it will > have no affect on the followers of the BWMA. The BWMA will argue that the > British units are the true form, dating back almost uncorrupted to the time > of Adam and Eve. They will claim that they have had a standard set of > weights and measures dating to the time of the Magna Charta, where there was > only one set of measures and not the mess you see below. > > > > You have read in Tony Bennett's article the sour attitude his kind > processes regarding the events in France in the 1790's. I'm sure Bennett > and the rest of the BWMA would remark that the French should have adopted > the British > units or at least set their livres, etc. to equal those of the British. > > Designing a new system that would conquer the world and displace the > establish British units is considered an unforgivable evil in their minds. > > > > This is their Armageddon and they are going to make the most of it. Be > prepared to fight a harsh battle! > > > > > > John > >
